"Cover Her Face" (1985) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

17 February 1985 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh investigates the death of Alice Liddell who ran a home for unwed mothers...

Plot Keywords:

Investigation | Murder | TV Mini-Series | Påskekrim | Detective

Cast

Norman Wooland	...	Simon Maxie (5 episodes, 1985)
Roy Marsden	...	Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh (5 episodes, 1985)
Phyllis Calvert	...	Eleanor Maxie (5 episodes, 1985)
Mel Martin	...	Deborah Riscoe (5 episodes, 1985)
Rupert Frazer	...	Stephen Maxie (5 episodes, 1985)
John Vine	...	Inspector John Massingham (5 episodes, 1985)
Jean Heywood	...	Martha (5 episodes, 1985)
Clare Higgins	...	Catherine Bowers (4 episodes, 1985)
John Bott	...	Rev Bernard Hicks (4 episodes, 1985)
Bill Fraser	...	Sir Reynold Price (4 episodes, 1985)
Julian Glover	...	Felix Hurst (4 episodes, 1985)
Kim Thomson	...	Sally Jupp (4 episodes, 1985)
Katja Kersten	...	Ingrid Graham (3 episodes, 1985)
Charles Morgan	...	Dr. Charles Epps (3 episodes, 1985)
Robert Glenister	...	Derek Pullen (3 episodes, 1985)
Arturo Venegas	...	Marcos Iturralde (3 episodes, 1985)
Auriol Smith	...	Deirdre Croome (3 episodes, 1985)
Barbara Hicks	...	Miss Molpas (3 episodes, 1985)

Also Known As:

P.D. James' Cover Her Face (Australia)

Runtime:

50 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Rainthorpe Hall, Saxlingham Lane, Tasburgh, Norfolk, England, UK

Company:

Anglia Television

Quotes:

Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh: Where does all the money go?

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Devices and Desires" (1991)

Disappointing

While not a devoted fan of P.D. James, my husband and I have enjoyed several of her novels. We looked forward to the entire series of P.D.James adaptations in this set. But they were produced badly, and we can't quite figure out why. All of the actors bounce between being wooden and melodramatic, even though after looking up their other work they seem to be actors of high caliber. The camera angles seem borrowed from soap operas--even the music never seems to fit the action on the screen. The director, producer, screenwriter, or all three simply did not know what they were doing or did a very sloppy job. They are not unwatchable, but we found ourselves laughing at scenes that were supposed to be dramatic because they were so overdone.